Bucks use amnesty clause to waive Gooden

Summary of 4 articles · Updated Jul 17, 2013

The Milwaukee Bucks have used their amnesty provision to waive veteran forward Drew Gooden, the team announced Tuesday night. The Milwaukee Bucks have waived forward Drew Gooden and designated him as their amnesty player. Gooden played in 107 games over t… (more)hree seasons with the Bucks. Gooden, 31, had two years and $13.36 million left on a five-year, $32 million contract he signed with the Bucks in 2010. The amnesty provision was added in the collective bargaining agreement in 2011, allowing teams to waive a player without his salary counting against the salary cap or luxury tax. Teams had a Tuesday deadline to invoke the clause. My goal was not only to help me, but to help others who are struggling, either in situations like I was, or those who may have a family member or friend going through that.

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The NBA's amnesty clause exists to help teams navigate the financial regulations of the new collective bargaining agreement, allowing each squad to release one player to get his contract off their salary cap books (while still paying the player his mone…

With a top fastball and unparalleled curve, Dwight Gooden burst upon the major league scene at 19 years old in 1984 with the New York Mets. By the time he won the Cy Young Award in 1985 with one of the best seasons ever, Gooden already had begun a decen…